No sheriff or other official shall accept bond from a professional bail agent unless the bail agent is licensed under this chapter and unless the bail agent shall exhibit to the court a valid certificate or license issued by the department, and the license of the bail agent shall not have been suspended or revoked. The department shall provide notice to the sheriff and municipal law enforcement and to the courts of every county and municipality of any suspension or revocation of a professional, soliciting or bail enforcement license. The department, upon request, may furnish to any sheriff, district, circuit, county or justice court judge or municipal judge additional information which would appropriately identify the duly licensed professional bail agent and insurers whose operation is covered by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 83-39-23
Notice to sheriff and judicial officials
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Teresa Baldwin v. Frankie Daniels / (2001)
Most recently applied in Teresa Baldwin v. Frankie Daniels / (May 2001)
Codes, 1942, § 8745-07; Laws, 1968, ch. 341, § 7; Laws, 1994, ch. 495, § 11; Laws, 2014, ch. 479, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 2014.
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